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area in Borlänge Municipality

Jakobsgårdarna-Paradiset-Nygårdsdalen

3,883 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorlänge

population3,883

area code2081R004

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 74% of areas3,883

Share 65+-4.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 23% of areas17.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.7 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 79% of areas76.9 %

Share foreign background+29.2 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 91% of areas54.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Borlänge · higher than 5% of areas266 tkr

Share low economic standard+21.0 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.9 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 10% of areas15.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 30% of areas62.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Borlänge · higher than 79% of areas31.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.9 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 12% of areas78.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-19.2 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 24% of areas31.2 %

Share rental housing+31.1 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 89% of areas64.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-11.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 24% of areas4.1 %

Share single-family houses-18.1 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 28% of areas35.4 %

Share built before 1940-10.1 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 11% of areas0.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,356 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,952men

1,925women

menagewomen

125

0–4

109

138

5–9

134

153

10–14

144

173

15–19

164

20–24

142

157

25–29

134

122

30–34

125

129

35–39

107

111

40–44

111

104

45–49

115

106

50–54

106

55–59

60–64

101

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

105

marital status

Unmarried2,265

58 %

Married1,108

28 %

Divorced384

10 %

Widowed131

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Jakobsgårdarna-Paradiset-Nygårdsdalen. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden3 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20253,552 in 20103,883

Economic standard, medianin 2024224 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

76.8 %turnout

S40.7 %

SD18.2 %

M13.8 %

V9.5 %

MP5.3 %

C4.1 %

L3.2 %

KD2.7 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 54% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Borlängeurban area1.7 km Predikstolensmall locality3.1 km Repbäckenurban area5.1 km Norr Amsbergurban area6.0 km Tallbackensmall locality6.3 km Trollebosmall locality6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kupolen-Norra Backa-Hagalund-Ringen1.0 km Tjärna Ängar1.1 km Södra Bullermyren-Norra Hagalund1.2 km Östermalm1.7 km Skräddarbacken-Mats Knuts-Nygårdarna1.9 km Övre Tjärna2.1 km Bulllermyren2.1 km Mjälga-Centrum2.5 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBorlänge Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Borlänge?

51,425population

378 tkrmedian income

42.2 yearsaverage age